How to get rid of lice?

Often school kids are easily susceptible to get lice. Most common ways to get rid of lice is to use chemical shampoos which are being advertised on the media. But most of the people are being affected by these chemical products which leads to hair fall, dry hair etc. There is a traditional way which is also very easy to follow. Yes it is with neem oil.

How to get rid of lice with neem oil?

Firstly, it is very simple as a procedure but to bear the smell of neem oil will be a difficult one for kids. But to be healthy and to avoid all those chemical based products, we can tolerate the strong smell of neem oil.

Get neem oil(vepennai) from any herbal store or naatu marundu kadai.

On a holiday, apply the oil generously on the scalp and hair.

Leave it for 1 to 2 hours.

If needed, a shower cap can be worn around the hair.

You can try combing with nit comb to see small lice and nits coming off from the hair easily. It is very surprising that with the ordinary comb also, you can see the nits coming off.

After 1 or 2 hours, wash as usual with either shikakai or any other shampoo. Shikakai will be best.

Since the neem oil is very dense in its nature, you have to wash hair thoroughly to get rid of the smell.

Due to very strong smell, you may have to wash your hair the next day also to get rid of the smell.

At first, after washing the hair, it may be very itchy because the lice may be active. But after 1 week you could see that the hair will be free from lice.

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